Culture
Pure bliss: revisiting the Isle of Wight Festival of August 1969
Summer of love — Photographer David Hurn recounts documenting the counterculture music event at the height of the swinging ‘60s, which saw performance from the likes of Bob Dylan, The Who and Joe Cocker.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The hidden workforce that makes recycling possible
In partnership with Sir Kensington’s — In a story taken from The Food Fight, a 2020 integrity report from Sir Kensington’s, Jess Holland speaks to the frontline workers that allow us to recycle goods.
Written by: Jess Holland
Why don’t video games take sex seriously?
Hardcore software — Historically, video games rarely feature sex, and when they do, it’s often deeply problematic. But a new generation of indie creators are taking matters into their own hands by offering nuanced, diverse and LGBTQ+ friendly portrayals of all things erotic.
Written by: Tom Faber
A lyrical portrait of Black America in the 20th century
Soul of the country — A new exhibition brings together the work of Roland L. Freeman, a documentarian whose photos capture the joyous spectrum of rural and urban Black American life during the 1960s, ’70 and ‘80s.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Bikers ride out in London in a stand against knife crime
BikeStormz 2021 — Last month, young riders from all across the UK came together to show off their bikes and skills as part of a powerful protest movement. Photographer Benjamin Brooks was on hand to capture the action.
Written by: Benjamin Brooks
A photographer’s poetic vision of America in the ‘80s
On the road — A new exhibition brings together photographs from Stephan Erfurt taken during his time traversing the US in an old VW camper in 1988.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Photos of America’s declining steel towns in the ‘70s
Inside the rust belt — Photographer Stephen Shore recalls travelling across middle America to meet the people suddenly facing economic hardship after being thrown out of work by plant closures.
Written by: Huck
Photos capturing the defiant spirit of the ‘90s rave scene
Party as protest — Photographer Vinca Petersen recounts how a movement born of music and hedonism quickly became a vehicle for civil disobedience and defiance of authority.
Written by: Huck
The digital archive celebrating Black Britain beyond London
Bumpkin files — The experience of Black Britons living outside of the capital is all too often overlooked, but an Instagram account documenting diaspora communities living across the UK is looking to change this.
Written by: Vuyokazi Mtukela
Director Phillippe Lâcote has no time for the same old stories
Night of the Kings — With his latest feature, the French-Ivorian filmmaker has crafted an empathetic blend of myth and reality, set inside a prison run by its inmates.
Written by: Vuyokazi Mtukela
